2023年高考第二次模拟考试英语卷

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2023年高考英语第二次模拟考试卷

（考试时间：120分钟试卷满分：150分）

注意事项:

1.答卷前，考试务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,

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效。

3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分:听力（共两节,满分30分）

第一节（共）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whydidthewomanoversleep?

A.Shewassick.B.Shewastootired.C.Herclockdidn,tgooff.

2.Whattimedoesthemeetingbegin?

A.At6:20.B.At6:00.C.At6:10.

3.Whatistheproblemwiththewoman,sTV?

A.It,sbroken.B,Itdoesn,tfitinherroom.C.Ithasbadpicturequality.

4.Whyhaven,tthespeakerstakenavacationtheseyears?

A.Theirchildrenweretooyoung.

B.Theyhaven,tfoundcheapflights.

C.They,vebeenbusywiththeirwork.

5.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Husbandandwife.B.Fatheranddaughter.C.Shopkeeperandcustomer.

第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22・5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中

选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给

出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whatdothespeakersseeupaheadontheroad?

A.Thereisconstructiongoingon.

B.Thereisalonglineatthetrafficlight.

C.Somepolicemenaredealingwithsomething.

7.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodonext?

A.Takeanotherroute.B.Turnontheradio.C.Callthewoman,smother.

听第7段材料，回到第8-10题。

8.WhatdoesBillhaveforlunch?

A.Asausage.B.Asalad.C.Ahamburger.

9.WhydoesBillpayattentiontosodium-richfoods?

A.Todelaytheagingprocess.

B.Topreventhighbloodpressure.

C.Tolowertheriskofheartattack.

10.WhatwillMarydotonight?

A.Eatout.B.WatchTV.C.Joinahealthclub.

听第8段材料，回答第11-13题。

11.Whatisthewomanmostworriedabout?

A.Herhousekeys.B.Herdocuments.C.Hercamera.

12.Whatdateisittoday?

A.Maythe12th.B.Maythe13th.C.Maythe14th.

13.Wheredidthewomanleavehersuitcase?

A.Onatrain.B.Inataxi.C.Onabus.

听第9段材料，回到第14-17题。

14.WhoisElvisPresley?

A.Arockandrollstar.

B.Theownerofacompany.

C.AnAmericandoctor.

15.Howdidhebecomefamous?

A.Theoldpeoplesupportedhim.

B.Themanagerguidedhim.

C.Heworkedveryhard.

16.Whowasconsideredveryimportantinhislife?

A.Hisparents.

B.Hisbrother.

C.Hismanager.

17.WhatdidmanyoldpeoplesayaboutyoungElvis?

A.Hewasdangerous.

B.Hewaskind.

C.Hewasclever.

听第10段材料,回到第18-20题。

18.Whenwillthesalebegin?

A.OnSunday.B.OnSaturday.C.OnFriday.

19.Whichitemwillcost$575?

A.Therefrigerator.B.Thedishwasher.C.Thewashingmachine.

20.Whatdoesthespeakeradvisepeopletodointheend?

A.Buyasmallgift.

B∙Trythenicecoffee.

C.Getamembershipcard.

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37・5分）

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

PeruisacountryonthePacificcoastofSouthAmericawiththreemainareas:narrow,dry,flatland

runningalongthecoast,theAndesMountains,andtheAmazonrainforest.

AmazonRainforestTour

AshortflightfromCuscotakesyoufromtheAndesintotheAmazonrainforest.Fromthere,you,11

spendonedaytravellingbyboattoyouraccommodationinthemiddleoftheforest.Youcanthenspend

threedaysexploringtherainforestwithalocalguideandenjoyingtheplantsandanimalsuniquetothe

rainforest.

MachuPicchuTour

Thisfour-daywalkingtourwilltakeyouonamazingpathsthroughtheAndesMountainsontheway

tothecityofMachuPicchu.Afterreachingyourdestination,youwillhaveadaytoexploreandbeamazed

bythisancientcity.EspeciallyamazingistheIncas,drystonemethodofbuilding.Incabuilderscutstones

toexactsizessothatnothingwasneededtoholdwallstogetherotherthantheperfectfitofthestones.

CuscoTour

SpendfourdaysenjoyingtheuniqueSpanishandlocalIndianculturehighintheAndesatCusco,the

capitaloftheIncaEmpirefromthe13thuntilthe16thcentury.Stayinalocalhotel,visitthemuseums,

admirethearchitecture,enjoytheexcellentlocalfood,andgoshoppingatthelocalmarkets.

LakeTiticacaTour

EnjoythebeautifulcountrysideasyouspendadaydrivingalongthenewhighwayconnectingCusco

toLakeTiticaca.There,aboatwilltakeyoutostaywithalocalUrosfamilyonanislandforthreedays.

BoththeislandandtheUroshomesaremadeofwaterplantsfromthelake.

SocomeandexperiencewhatPeruhastooffer:everythingfromtheancientIncacultureandcenturies

—oldSpanishvillagestodeeprainforests,highmountains,andabeautifulcoastline.

21.WhatisspecialabouttheMachuPicchuTour?

A.Peoplecanexploretherainforestwithalocalguide.

B.PeoplecanstaywithalocalUrosfamilyonanisland.

C.Peoplecanenjoytheplantsandanimalsuniquetotheforest.

D.PeoplecanknowabouttheIncas,drystonemethodofbuilding.

22.WhichtourwouldyourecommendtopeoplewhoenjoylocalIndianculture?

A.AmazonRainfbrestTour.B.MachuPicchuTour.

C.CuscoTour.D.LakeTiticacaTour.

23.Wherecanyoumostprobablyreadthepassage?

A.Onasciencewebsite.B.Inatravelbrochure.

C.Inanenvironmentalreport.D.Inabiologymagazine.

B

Ourscreensgiveoutallkindsoflight,especiallybluelight.Bluelight,theargumentgoes,canaffect

youreyehealth,yoursleepingpatterns,andyourhealth.Bluelightglasses—technicallytheyshouldbe

calledςςbluelightblockingglasses”-filterOUtbluelight,lettingintheotherwavelengthsoflight,thus

theoreticallyreducingthedangerthatbluelightpresents.Bluelightglassesaredesignedtoreducewhat,s

knownasdigitaleyestrain（疲劳），orDES.TherearemanysymptomsassociatedwithDES,including

headaches,dryeyes,andunclearvision.

Howeffectivearebluelightglasses?We,llstartwiththebadnews:thereisnoevidencethatbluelight

glasseshaveanyeffectoneyestrainfromdigitalscreens.Infact,oneBritishglassesdealerwasactually

finedforindicatingthatbluelightglassescanprotectagainstDES,giventhatthere,snoscientificevidence

ofthis.WhafsmorelikelyisthatDESiscausedbyoveruse,ormisuseofeyes.Afterall,thesunisa

substantiallymorepowerfulproviderofbluelightthanourscreens,andithasbeendecidedlyprovedthat

DESisn,tassociatedwiththesunatall.ThegeneralagreementisthatDESiscausedbyspendingtoolong,

staringtoohard,andsittingtooclosetoourscreens.Healthexpertsgenerallyrecommendtakingbreaksto

preventDES,ratherthanrelyingonbluelightglasses.

Butthereisonethingthatbluelightglassesmighthelpwith.Somestudieshaveindicatedthatblue

lightcanbebadforourcircadianrhythms（生理节奏）.Inotherwords,exposuretobluelightcouldmakeit

hardertofallasleep.Therehaven,tbeenenoughstudiestotellifbluelightglasses,wornforafewhours

beforebed,couldhelpyousleepbetter,butit,snotoutofthequestion.

Thatsaid,thereareinterestingreportsofpeoplelovingtheirbluelightglasses.Evenifit,sjustthe

placebo（安慰齐!j）effect,well,thatcanbeincrediblypowerful,andifitworksonyou,keepdoingit.

24.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartςςfilterouf,inparagraph1mean?

A.Appearorhappengradually.B.Removesomethingparticular.

C.Bringsomethingintoexistence.D.Tellsomethingapartfromothers.

25.WhatisDESlikelycausedby?

A.Theblindingsunlight.B.Unfitandcheapglasses.

C.Improperuseofeyes.D.Allkindsofnaturalbluelight.

26.Whatdoesparagraph3mainlytellusaboutbluelightglasses?

A.Theymaybegoodforsleep.B.Theycanexcitepeople.

C.Theycanhelpwithnothing.D.Theyarebadforcircadianrhythms.

27.Whatistheauthor,sattitudetobluelightglasses?

A.Intolerant.B.Optimistic.

C.Objective.D.Conservative.

C

Manyancientpopulationsusedinscriptions（铭文）todocumentdifferentpartsoftheirlives.Butthe

objectscontainingsuchinscriptionshavebeendamagedoverthecenturies.

Theresearchers,ledbyAlphabet'sAIcompanyDeepMind,developedanewAl-basedmethodwhich

servesasatechnologicaltooltohelpresearchersrepairmissinginscriptionsandestimatethetrueoriginsof

therecords.TheycalltheirtoolIthaca.Thesystemisthefirstdeepneural（神经的）networkthatcan

restorethemissingtextofdamagedinscriptions.TheresearcherssaidittrainedIthacaonthelargest

collectionofdatacontainingGreekinscriptionsfromthenon-profitPackardHumanitiesInstitutein

California.Feedingthisdataintothesystemisdesignedtohelpthetoolusepastwritingstopredict

missinglettersandwordsindamagedinscriptions.

Theresearchersreportedthatinexperimentswithdamagedwritings,Ithacawasabletocorrectly

predictmissinginscriptionelements62%ofthetime.Inaddition,thetoolwas71%correctinidentifying

wheretheinscriptionsfirstcamefrom.Andwhenhistoriansworkontheirown,thesuccessratefor

restoringdamagedinscriptionsisabout25%.ButwhenhumansteamedupwithIthacatoassistintheir

work,thesuccessratejumpedto72%.

TheaSommerschieldfromCaToscariUniversityofVenicesaidthesystemhadalreadyprovidednew

informationtohelpresearchersreexamineimportantperiodsinGreekhistory.Inonecase,Ithaca

confirmednewevidencepresentedbyhistoriansaboutthedatingofaseriesofimportantGreekdecrees

（法令）.Thedecreeswerefirstthoughttohavebeenwrittenbefore446/445BCE.Butthenewevidence

suggestedadateinthe420sBCE.Ithacapredictedadateof421BCE.Thedatechangemayseemsmall

butithassignificantimplicationsforourunderstandingofthepoliticalhistoryofClassicalAthens.

TheteamiscurrentlyworkingonotherversionsofIthacatrainedonotherancientlanguages.

DeepMindhaslaunchedafree,interactivetoolbasedonthesystemforusebyresearchers,educators,

museumworkersandthepublic.

28.WhatisthefunctionofIthaca?

A.Restoringandidentifyingdamagedinscriptions.

B.Interpretingandprotectinghistoricaldocuments.

C.ExploringandtracingtheoriginsofGreekletters.

D.CollectingandtranslatingpastwritingsintoEnglish.

29.Whatdothenumbersinparagraph3mainlyindicate?

A.Theinscriptionsareofgreatvaluetohuman.

B∙Ithacahelpsresearchersworkmoreeffectively.

C.Thedemandforreadingancientrecordsisincreasing.

D.Theprocessofrepairingdamagedwritingsiscomplicated.

30.Whydoestheauthormentionthecaseinparagraph4?

A.ToshowthelimitationsofIthaca.B.TosupportSommerschield,sstatement.

C.ToexplainthehistoryofGreekdecrees.D.Toprovetheimportanceofdatestohistorians.

31.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.TheachievementsofGreekhistorians.

B.ThedisappearanceofancientGreekculture.

C.Arisingtrendofstudyingancientlanguages.

D.AnAIsystemforrepairingmissingwritings.

D

InSoutheastOhio,countlessorange-stainedstreamsarecoloredbytheironOXide（氧化铁）po∏ulion

fromabandonedcoalmines.Althoughriverscanbecleanedupbyneutralizingtheacidityofacidmine

drainage（AMD）（矿山酸性废水），it,sanexpensiveprocess.However,twoprofessorsatOhioUniversity

havecomeupwithawaytohelpwiththeclean-upbycollectingtheironoxidefrompollutedriversto

makePigmentS（颜料∙）forartists.

CoalwasonceanimportantpartofOhio,seconomy,andthestateproducedapproximately2.35

billiontonsfromitsundergroundminesbetween1800and2010.Butbefore1977,whentheUSintroduced

theSurfaceMiningControlandReclamationAct,minesthatwerenolongerneededwereoftensimply

abandoned.Asaresult,manyofthemineshavebecomepolluters,withAMDaffecting1300milesofOhio

streams.

GuyRieflerandJohnSabrawfromOhioUniversitypartneredtotaketheirideafromaninteresting

littlescienceprojecttosomethingbigger.In2018,alongsidelocalnon-profitRuralAction,theypartnered

withapaintcompanyGamblintocreatealimitedrunof500oilpaints.Namedthe''ReclaimedEarth

Colorsnset,thepaintswerepopularamongartists,allowingthemtopresentanenvironmentallyconscious

aspectintheirwork.Throughtheirsocialenterprise,TruePigments,theyarenowputtingtheirclean-up

modeltothetestbybuildingtheirfirstfull-scaletreatmentfacility.

Oncethetreatmentfacilityisoperational,TruePigmentsaimstocollectapproximately2million

poundsofironoxideannuallyandcleanupsevenmilesofstream.Apreviousprojectthatneutralizedthe

acidityofstreamwateronthewestbranchofSundayCreeksaw17speciesofnativefishreturnaftertwo

years.TruePigmentsisconfidentthatitsfacilitywillleadtoasimilaroutcome.

TruePigmentshasreceivedfundingfromtheOhioDepartmentofNaturalResources(ODNR).By

fundingTruePigments,theODNRhopesthatthefacilitycanhelpaddressanenvironmentalissueand

recoverandimprovewaterqualityandprovidejobsforthelocalcommunityandcreateasupplyofiron

oxideforotheruses.

32.HowdoprofessorsfromOhioUniversityhelpcleanpollutedrivers?

A.Byremovingplasticwastefromstreams.

B.Byreducingtheacidityofpollutedrivers.

C.Bymakingpaintswiththeironoxidefromtherivers.

D.Byorganizingpeopletojoinintheclean-upactivities.

33.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodoinparagraph2?

A.Summarizethepreviousparagraph.

B.Addsomebackgroundinfoιτnation.

C.Providesomeadviceforthereaders.

D.Introduceanewtopicfordiscussion.

34.WhatdoWeknowaboutGuyRieflerandJohnSabraw,sproject?

A.Itiswellreceivedbyartists.

B.Itsavestheproductioncostofoilpaints.

C.Itaimstointroducetheirclean-upmodel.

D.Itpreventsfactoriesfrompollutingrivers.

35.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.ReclaimingEarthPigments.

B.TurningWasteintoTreasure.

C.PaintingaGreenerFuture.

D.RemovingIronOxideforRivers.

第二节（共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12・5分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Anyonewhohastriedtoconcentrateonadifficultorboringpieceofworkwillknowhowtoughitcan

be,butthefollowingscience-backedtipscanhelp.

Getridofdistractions（分心的事物）

HowdowefocusbetterifWearealwaysbombarded（轰炸）withinformation?36

ResearchersfoundthatcognitiveCaPaCity（认知能力）wassignificantlybetterwhenthephonewasout

ofsight,notjustswitchedoff.Keepingyourprimaryfocusistocompletewhatyouneedtodo.Duringthis

time,requestthatyoubeleftalone.Shuttingoffexternaldisturbancescanhelpyouconcentrate.

37

Scientificresearchisstartingtocollectevidenceontheabilityofbraintrainingactivitiestostrengthen

concentrationinadults.Suchbraintraininggamescanalsohelpyoudevelopyourworkingandshort-term

memory,aswellasyourprocessingandproblem-solvingskills.

Examplesofsuchgamesincludejigsawpuzzles,chess,andbrain-stimulatingvideogames.

Stopforabreak

Whenyoufocusonsomethingforalongtime,yourfocusmaybegintodiedown.38.

Researchershavefoundthatourbrainstendtoignoresourcesofconstantstimulation（刺激）.Takingvery

smallbreakscandramaticallyimprovementalconcentrationafterthat.Movearoundortalktosomeone

whenyoubegintofeelstuck.39

Getsomeworkout

40.Theypromotebrainhealthtoo,whichisimportantformemorycapacityand

concentration,accordingtoJohnRatey,associateclinicalprofessorofpsychiatryatHarvardMedical

School.Sostartyourdaywithsimpleexercisesandgetyourbodymoving.

A.Trainyourbrain

B.Monitoryourbrainactivities

C.Closesocialmediaandkeepyourphonehiddenfromsightinabag

D.Routineexercisereleaseschemicalskeyformemoryandconcentration

E.Youwillcomebackwithamorefocusedmindtokeepyourperformancehigh

F.Exerciseslikerunning,swimming,andweightliftingaren,tjustgoodforthebody

G.Youmayfeelitbecomesmoreandmoredifficulttodevoteyourattentiontothetask

第三部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选

项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

IwasvisitingmembersofmylatehusbandJohn,smedicalteam.Theyhadworkedhardwhenhe

41lungcancer.EachtimeI42themforalltheyhaddone,ɪfeltmyselfgainingclosure.

Then143toJohn,sfavoriteChineserestaurant.We,dgonethereaftersomanyofJohn,s

treatments.Iwantedtotalktothemanager,whoknewaboutour44andhadalwaysbeenkindto

us.WhenIpulledover,IcouldhearJohn,svoiceinmycars.The45JohntoldmeeverytimeI

gotbehindthewheel.tςDrive46.”

Thisphrasewasoneofthewaysheshowedhis47.1knewwhenhesaidit,hewasalso

Saying,“Icareaboutyou.,,

Itookthemanageraside.ςςIwantyoutoknowthatJohnhad48

She49.ɪgaveherahug50thatJohnandɪhadsomanypeoplewhocared.We

exchangedsome5jofhimandsharedafewlaughs.

AsIwasabouttoleave,Ispottedafortunecookieleftbythemanager.ShouldI52it?I

didn,tneedafortunetotellmethatlifewithoutJohnwouldstillbe53.StilIJustforfun,I

openedthecookieand54thesmallpieceofpaperinside.

“The55aheadisIongjmyfortuneread.Drivesafely.

41.A.treatedB.battledC.survivedD.removed

42.A.favoredB.supportedC.thankedD.praised

43.A.rushedB.fledC.wanderedD.drove

44.A.demandB.situationC.preferenceD.relation

45.A.secretsB.WordsC.ordersD.warnings

46.A.bravelyB.carefullyC.slowlyD.safely

47.A.presenceB.devotionC.comfortD.love

48.A.passedawayB.brokendownC.goneawayD.backeddown

49.A.panickedB,shoutedC.criedD.hesitated

50.A.suɪprisedB.cheerfulC.satisfiedD.grateful

51.A.memoriesB.opinionsC.expectationsD.updates

52.A.keepB.openC.returnD.taste

53.A.boringB.toughC.fullD.stable

54.A.flattenedB.foldedC.sharedD.grabbed

55.A.lineB.storyC.roadD.race

第二节：(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面材料，在答题卡相应位置处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Technologyhasstartedtotakeovertheworld.Itmayseemlikeahugeadvancementtosociety,but

largesetbackscomeequally.

Wenowliveinanageofsocialmedia.Wehaveneverbeenas56(connect)asWearenow.

Everyonearounduscanbereachedinstantly.Besides,theuseoftechnologyhasmadeallofourlives

57(incredible)efficient.Furthermore,amajorityofpeoplehaveaccesstotechnology,58

helpsthemexpressthemselvesonmanydifferentplatforms.Lastly,technologyhasgivenpeoplemany

ways59(entertain)themselves.Variouswebsitesofferhoursuponhoursentertainmentforthose

60(bore)nights.

Whilesomemayseesocialmedia,spositiveeffects61relationships,otherscanseeitasthe

exactopposite.Itkeepspeoplefromseeingeachotherfacetoface.Meanwhile,thereisnothingmore

frustratingthanhavingtechnologynotworkrightwhenit62(need)to.Moreover,sodependenton

technology,peopledon,ttrytoexplorelifeoutsideofasmartdevice.Also,withmoreandmorepeople

postinginformationon63internet,itcanbeVerydifficulttodeterminewhethertheinformationis

credibleornot.Thiscanleadtofalseinformationbeingtakenseriously,and64

(change)perspectivesofthosewhobelieve